Journal of Human Resource Management

Journal of Human Resource Management

Presenting a Roadmap for Designing and Implementing Human Resources Analysis in Iranian Companies Using a Meta-Synthesis Approach

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Arezoo Sohrabi 1
Hamid reza Yazdani 2
Amin Hakim 3
Hasan Zarei matin 4
1 PhD., Department of Public Administration, Farabi Campus, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran.
2 Associate Prof., Department of Business, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Farabi Campus, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran.
3 Assistant Prof., Department of Management, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Professor, Department of Management of Organizational Behavior, College of Farabi, University of Tehran, Qom, Iran.
10.22034/jhrs.2023.362999.1989
Abstract
Background & Purpose: Big data technology in human resources is one of the emerging technologies created by the growth of data and information volume. The use of big data has been used in other fields of management, including business and sales as well as industrial management, but it is not well known in the field of human resource management. The idea behind data-driven human resources is to help the human resources managers make smarter decisions regarding the organization and activities in the field of human resources and play the role of a strategic partner. Nevertheless, despite its importance and necessity in the field of human resources management, practical insight and its results have not been used that much. One of the most important reasons is the lack of a proper roadmap and methodology for designing and implementing its analysis. Thus, the purpose of this research is to provide a roadmap for designing and implementing analysis in the field of human resource management.
Methodology: In line with this goal, this research has been done using a Meta-synthesis qualitative method. The data collection tool in the present study is past documents in this field, which generally includes 60 articles. The method of data analysis is based on open coding.
Findings: The results indicate that the roadmap for analysis in the field of human resource management includes three layers of infrastructure, processes and goals. Infrastructure layer includes technical and operational factors, human capital factors, managerial and leadership factors and organizational and structural factors; The process layer includes three main categories of support activities, core activities and evaluation and development activities; and the objective layer includes decision-making, creating value for human resource, improving organizational performance, maintaining and promoting human capital, and predicting job and behavioral attitudes.
Conclusion: The presented road map can be used as a practical guide and executive action for the managers and professionals in the field of organizational human resources so that they can identify the necessity of examining the massive amount of data in this field and discover practical insight, work methods, and executive actions from excellent results and use it prominently in all actions and activities in the field of human resources.
 
Keywords
Human resource analysis
Roadmap
Meta-synthesis
Big data
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Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume 13, Issue 1
Winter 2023
Pages 1-25

  • Receive Date 29 September 2022
  • Revise Date 31 July 2022
  • Accept Date 02 January 2024